| Formas compostas: |
| albumen n | (egg white) | clara de ovo sf |
| | | albúmen, albume sm |
| a bad egg n | figurative, pejorative, informal (mean or dishonest person) (figurado: pessoa) | ovo podre loc sm |
| | It's no surprise that he ended up in prison; he has always been a bad egg. |
| bad egg n | (egg that is rotten) | ovo podre loc sm |
| | That bad egg smells awful! |
| beaten egg n | (eggs: whisked) | ovo batido loc sm |
| | Brushing beaten egg over the bread dough produces a lovely golden glaze. |
| boiled egg n | (egg cooked in boiling water) | ovo cozido loc sm |
| | Boiled eggs are handy for taking on a picnic. |
| chocolate egg n | (Easter confection) | ovo de chocolate loc sm |
| | The basket was filled with colored eggs, chocolate eggs, jelly beans, and plastic grass. |
deviled egg (US),
devilled egg (UK) n | usually plural (stuffed halves of boiled egg) | ovo recheado sm + adj |
| | To make deviled eggs I mash the egg yolks with other ingredients. |
| duck egg n | (egg laid by duck) | ovo de pata loc sm |
| Easter egg n | (chocolate egg given at Easter) | ovo de Páscoa |
| | These Easter eggs are made of milk chocolate. |
| Easter egg n | (bird's egg decorated for Easter) (ovos decorados para a Páscoa) | ovo de Páscoa |
| | People originally painted Easter eggs with bright colours to represent Spring. |
| Easter egg hunt n | (search for chocolate or decorated eggs) | caça ao ovo de Páscoa |
| | Naomi organized an Easter egg hunt for the children. |
| egg sth vtr | (cookery: coat in egg) | banhar com ovo expres v |
| | | pincelar com ovo expres v |
| | First you egg the chicken pieces, then you roll them in flour. |
| | Primeiro, você banha com o ovo os pedaços de frango, então você os rola na farinha. |
| egg sth/sb vtr | often passive (throw eggs at) (BRA) | jogar ovo expres v |
| | | atirar ovos expres v |
| | The crowd booed and egged the politician's car. |
| egg beater n | (handheld whisk) | batedor de ovo loc sm |
| egg carton n | (box in which eggs are sold) | caixa de ovo loc sf |
| | I recyle my egg cartons by planting seeds in the compartments. |
| egg salad n | (chopped egg in mayonnaise) | salada de ovo loc sf |
| | My boss used to have an egg salad sandwich for lunch every day. |
| egg timer n | (device: measures cooking time) (aparelho para medir tempo de cozimento) | temporizador de ovo loc sm |
| egg yolk n | (yellow part of an egg) | gema de ovo loc sf |
| | The recipe requires one egg yolk. |
| eggcup n | (receptacle for a boiled egg) | porta-ovo sm |
| eggshell n | (outer part of egg) | casca de ovo loc sf |
| | When you crack the egg, be careful not to drop any bits of eggshell into the batter. |
| fried egg n | (egg cooked in pan of fat) | ovo frito loc sm |
| | Eating fried eggs every morning is not good for your health. |
| | Ovo frito todas as manhãs não faz bem à saúde. |
| hard-boiled egg n | (egg boiled until yolk is firm) (com gema dura) | ovo cozido sm + adj |
| | Hard-boiled eggs are frequently required for slicing and adding to salad dishes. |
| hatch out vi phrasal | (be hatched from an egg) | eclodir v int |
| | (informal) | sair da casca do ovo expres v |
| incubate vi | (undergo incubation) | chocar v int |
| | | sair do ovo loc v |
| | The eggs will need to incubate for several weeks before they are ready to hatch. |
| oleaginous adj | figurative, pejorative (unctuous, smarmy) | bajulador adj |
| | (figurado, pejorativo, ofensivo) | baba ovo expres |
| Scotch egg n | (boiled egg in sausage meat) (ovo cozido envolto em carne moída) | bolovo sm |
| | | ovo à escocesa sm |
| scrambled egg n | often plural (eggs stirred while cooking) | ovo mexido sm |
| | Scrambled eggs and bacon is a favorite breakfast of mine. |
| soft-boiled egg n | (boiled egg with runny yolk) (ovo cozido com gema mole) | ovo de gema mole sm |
| | | ovo com gema mole sm |
| split hairs v expr | figurative (focus on trivial things) (figurado) | buscar pelo em ovo expres v |
| | (figurado) | procurar chifre em cabeça de cavalo expres v |
sunny side up,
sunny-side up adv | (fried egg: runny yolk) (informal) | ovo mole sm |
| | (formal) | ovo com gema mole sm |
| | For breakfast I had toast, bacon and two eggs sunny side up. |
| | No café da manhã, eu comi torrada, bacon e dois ovos moles. |
| | No café da manhã, eu comi torrada, bacon e dois ovos com a gema mole. |
| sunny-side up adj | (eggs: fried on just one side) | ovo estalado sm + adj |
toad-in-the-hole,
egg-in-the-basket n | US (egg cooked in bread) (comida: prato americano) | ovo frito no ninho, ovo no pão sm |